A: Chadkirk, Lower Bredbury, Reddish Vale, Haughton Dale & Greave 11.75 ml
Done: 23/01/2002 (Ian Howie)
Start: Chadkirk parkin SJ937897
Pub: Arden Arms
Maps: - 1:25,000: 277 Manchester & Salford
AM Route : (6.25 mi) Rd/fps (Etherow-Goyt Valley Way) Sly/NW by Mill Lane to cross fb over Goyt 925898; Midshires Way NWly by Goyt & Vernon Park (coffee by bandstand) to B6104 Lower Bredbury 911910; rd 100m E; MSW/Trans Pennine Trail Nly to Reddish Vale 906934 ; fps ESEly, forced diversion to cross M60 fb at 916929, & by Arden Hall to lane 922931; lane (Castle Hill) NNEly down to Arden Arms
PM. Route : (5.5 mi) Lane (Arden Road/Turner Lane) 250m NE then SEly to 930929; fps Ely by 'Weir' & up to Peak Forest Canal 937929; NE on towpath 300m then Ely on Tameside Trl to rd Bowlacre 945930; fps SE/SW by Birches Fm, Back-o'th'-Hill to rd 947918; fp/lanes Sly/Ely/S down across Golf Course to B6104 Cherry Tree 953909; rd W 100m; rd SSEly thro estate & rd/fp WSWly over rly to canal 948904; towpath 250m W; fp (nominally closed) & rd down by Kirk Wood to cars.
B: Ashworth, Cheesden Brook, Rochdale Way 8.5 ml 1165 ft can be shortened
Done: 21/02/2024 (Gwyn Thomas)
Start: Very large layby on A680 SD830160 Approach from Junction 1, M66
Pub: Early Doors Owd Betts (next to car park) a lunchtime pub possible if demand exists
Route: Lumb Bridge, Croston Close Bottoms, Deeply Vale, Cheesden Brook, Simpson Clough, and Rochdale Way back to cars